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  1. Ok, I am at the point where my brain is dead! I have a care plan due tomorrow and I can't get the interventions right. I had done some previously but the instructor wrote a note on my paper that...
  2. Thanks guys. My brain is just frazzled right now. I have a pharmacology exam (first one) tomorrow and haven't even started studying for it yet because of this care
  3. I started LPN school today!

    I sure will! The other day we had an interesting case. It was only my 4th day in the LTC facility and I have never done patient care before in my life! There is a man that is somewhere in his late...
  4. I started LPN school today!

    Missy, Thank you for this. It did feel really great to help that lady. Now every time Carlos and I go see her, she smiles. Something we haven't seen her do since we got there. If we ask her...
  5. Scared outta my mind!!!

    Whatever you do, remember it WILL get better. Don't have a mental breakdown and want to not go back. Call someone, come on here, do whatever you have to do to let out what's bothering you. There's...
  6. I started LPN school today!

    We started clinicals on Thursday at a nursing home and it's really sad. The CNA that me and one of my friends from class has to follow around is really rough with the patients. During the bed bath,...
  7. I started LPN school a little over a month ago. We have clinical orientation on March 5th and start with our 1st patient the next day. We are basically going to be doing AM care. I am terrified! I...
  8. Thanks everyone. I will be in a nursing home at first. I will only have one patient at first. We just haven't "learned" any of the stuff yet. The only thing we have done is vitals and bed baths....
  9. I started LPN school today!

    We just finished our first class. I was so terrified towards the end that I wouldn't make it. I was doing great at the beginning but a few tests ago I made a 69. I went from a 95 ave to an 89 ave....
  10. I started LPN school today!

    Today was my 3rd day in class. We had a 4 day weekend. Our first test was today on Ch. 1 about the nursing process, standards of care, and nurse practice act. Also stuff about Florence Nightengale....
  11. Any Louisiana LPN's around??

    Just curious, what part of LA do you live in and how is the pay? Do you work in a hospital or something different? I am from LA and plan to move back there after I am finished LPN school. My first...
  12. I started LPN school today!

    ok, so today was the first day. not so bad. the "senior" nursing class had made us breakfast, bacon, fruit, muffins, yogurt, croisants, and juice. we didn't do much of anything except all the...
  13. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    i feel the same way. i get that all the time. i start lpn school in the morning and i am very excited. i am tired of hearing people say to me, "you should just go for rn and don't worry about being...
  14. I started LPN school today!

    tomorrow is my first day in school so i will try to let everyone know how it goes when i get home!!! wish me
  15. I started LPN school today!

    :tku: so much again!! I am not so afraid of the first day of class now. I really enjoy reading your posts. Like another poster said, I feel like I know a little more about what's coming my way....
  16. I started LPN school today!

    You are a lifesaver! Thank you so much for doing this! I like knowing what to expect. Yesterday was my orientation and they told us that the first 3-4 months will be very tough because of all the...
  17. I am from Baton Rouge. I currently live in Orlando, FL but plan to move back to BR after school is over next year. I can't wait to move home!! My husband's family is from Chalmette, LA. I love...
  18. Fetal death after maternal death

    They put the baby in an oven? What kind of
  19. I started LPN school today!

    Marci, Thanks a ton for sharing this. I start LPN school on January 16 which is 9 days from now. I am a little scared. I don't really know what to expect. I just want to be able to keep up with...
  20. Nursing School Bloopers

    I am kinda nervous reading all of these bloopers. I start nursing school next week and I am praying I don't have any that are too
  21. Thanks for sharing. I like your story. I am from Louisian too. What part are you
  22. Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    Thank you all for sharing
  23. Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

    Thank you all for sharing
  24. I am a little lost, forgive me if I sound silly. You had to do a Disney customer service training course? My husband works in Guest relations at Disney, which is their customer service dept. Seems...